The Circus 1928  G, 72 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Charles Chaplin
Cast: Al Ernest Garcia, Merna Kennedy, Harry Crocker, George Davis, Henry Bergman, Tiny Sanford, John Rand, Steve Murphy, Betty Morrisey, Charles Chaplin
The Tramp (Charles Chaplin) is working odd jobs at a circus when police think he is a pickpocket and chase him around the Big Top. The crowd, thinking it is part of the act, finds him hilarious. This leads to his being hired as a clown. Soon he falls in love, is spurned, shrugs his shoulders, and sets off in a new direction leaving the circus behind.
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The Gold Rush (1925) 1925  N/R, 110 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Charles Chaplin
Cast: Charles Chaplin, Mack Swain, Tom Murray, Georgia Hale, Malcolm Waite, Heinie Conklin, Henry Bergman, Tiny Sanford, Albert Austin, Al Ernest Garcia, Chris-Pin Martin, Margaret Martin, John Rand
Many consider this the best of Charlie Chaplin's comedies. In this film, the Lone Prospector (Chaplin) is prospecting for gold in Alaska and is trapped in a cabin with two mean-looking prospectors, Big Jim McKay (Mack Swain) and Black Larsen (Tom Murray). When they run out of food for Thanksgiving, the Lone Prospector roasts a leather boot for dinner! The weather clears, the Lone Prospector heads off on his own in search of gold and meets saloon girl Georgia (Georgia Hale). He invites Georgia to a New Year's Eve dinner, but she does not appear. Big Jim arrives back in town and joins the Lone Prospector at the cabin. As luck would have it, their cabin is blown by the wind and slides down the mountain–landing on Big Jim's gold strike. Now rich, the Lone Prospector and Big Jim sail back to the U.S. on a frigate. Also on board is Georgia, and, at last, they fall in love.
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Hard Hombre 1931  N/R, 65 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Otto Brower
Cast: Hoot Gibson, Lina Basquette, Mathilde Comont, G. Raymond Nye, Jessie Arnold, Jack Byron, Christian J. Frank, Rosa Gore, Skeeter Bill Robbins, Frank Winkeman, Glenn Strange, Tiny Sanford, Buck Connors
Timid, mama's boy "Peaceful" Patton (Hoot Gibson) vowed not fight. He takes a job at Senora Martini's (Lina Basquette) ranch and is routinely mistaken for a notorious gunman, "Hard Hombre." He even uses the mistaken identity to break up a dispute between ranchers over water rights. When the real "Hard Hombre" (Frank Winkleman) comes to town and slugs "Peaceful's" mother (Jessie Arnold), "Peaceful" becomes enraged and takes care of "Hard Hombre."
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 Modern Times 1936 N/R, 85 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Charles Chaplin
Cast: Charles Chaplin, Paulette Goddard, Henry Bergman, Chester Conklin, Tiny Sanford, Hank Mann, Stanley Blystone, Al Ernest Garcia, Murdock MacQuarrie, Richard Alexander, Louis Natheaux, Sammy Stein
This movie was written by, directed by, and stars Charlie Chaplin. It is the last movie of the "Little Tramp" and also Chaplin's last "silent" film–although Chaplin's voice is heard for the first time when he sings a song. The humor is visual and remains timeless as Charlie meets the modern industrial age head-on.
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A Shriek in the Night 1933 N/R, 66 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: Albert Ray
Cast: Ginger Rogers, Lyle Talbot, Purnell Pratt, Harvey Clark, Arthur Hoyt, Lillian Harmer, Maurice Black, Louise Beavers, Clarence Wilson, Cyril Ring, Tiny Sanford
Ginger Rogers and Lyle Talbot are reunited (after starring together in "The Thirteenth Guest"). This time they play rival reporters who team up to solve a series of murders in which the killer leaves a card behind that contains a drawing of a coiled snake.
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| 1. Big Business (1929)
2. The Circus (1928)
3. The Gold Rush (1925) (1925)
4. Hard Hombre (1931)
5. Modern Times (1936)
6. A Shriek in the Night (1933)
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